Vegan Pizza Roll & Ayurvedic Skin Care

Vegan Pizza Roll
I cranked out these fun Pizza Rolls last night - using a really great Wheat Pizza Dough plus a modified version of my Vegan lasagna roll filling (as seen on Very Good Vegan Volume One http://www.verygoodvegan.com/ Vegan DVD). Very Good Vegan Volume Two Coming Soon...... Stay Tuned! The Very Good Vegan DVD is now available on Amazon.com, as well as in shops listed on our site - additional shops will be added soon.

This dough is fantastic - I added a bit of chopped basil and oregano to the mix before kneading. for a special added nutritonal kick - chopped broccoli mixed into our Vegan "Ricotta" filling. Increase your intake of plant based foods and live longer, folks....

Check out our Very Good Vegan DVD clip on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDT2iYUGHsA and email questions if you like to info@annaveda.com


Ayurvedic Skin Care Tip
This time of year as things are thawing out and we are still using lots of artificial heat indoors, treat yourself to the following facial.

Wash your face with a mild cleanser or just a bit of warm water.
Apply one mashed banana and let set for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with a wet warm wash cloth and pat your face dry. You may try 1/4 cup mashed cherries - or mashed Avocado - try one of each once a month and see how your skin feels. Have fun mashing fruit and squishing it onto your face - it is a recession friendly facial - plus you get to act like a kid and make a mess with fruit.
(I am using mashed cherries this month plus a lot of sauna time - so my skin has been feeling fantastic - give it a try!)

Whole Foods In Store Presentation - Providence RI & Food Matters Book

Whole Foods Providence, RI - Waterman Location

Thanks to everyone at the Whole Foods Market in Providence, RI (Waterman Location). We recently announced that our DVD Very Good Vegan www.VeryGoodVegan.com will be available for sale at that store, and gave out lots of tiny Vegan chocolate cupcakes to celebrate. It is an itty-bitty Whole Foods - - I wish we had one here in Pawcatuck, CT.

This week The Colbert Report had a guest on who is the author of Food Matters

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/220493/march-03-2009/mark-bittman

to see the clip on Colbert's site. I will be reviewing the book here on the blog so stay tuned. I am also finishing up The China Study

http://www.thechinastudy.com/about.html

which I will be discussing here as well. All I can say is that we all need to increase our whole foods plant based food intake, like ASAP! Prontissimo!

Crazy Vegan Cupcakes & Vegan Spinach Gratin

Vegan Spinach Gratin

Crazy Vegan Cupcakes

All I can say is that I love making Vegan versions of traditional baked goods, but even more fun - recreating naughty little treats like these "Crazy Vegan Cupcakes".



They are a golden yellow cupcakes filled with a Vegan Creme Filling - topped with a dairy free dark chocolate ganache (made with soy milk), with a swirl of yet more vanilla creme on top. Winter in New England and comfort foods.....



I have been taste testing a line of Vegan cheese alternatives from "Follow Your Heart" - so far I like using their cheddar option in my Vegan Mole Enchiladas, and atop this Vegan Spinach Gratin - just be sure to cover your dishes with foil or else the "Follow Your Heart" stuff dries out. Very tasty all in all. Also I am loving a cheese alternative by a company called Dr. Cow - out of Brooklyn, NY. I must get my hands on more of their Cashew Spreadable Nut Cheese!



In other news thank you Pangea (http://www.veganstore.com/) aka Vegan Store - for choosing to carry our DVD Very Good Vegan Volume One. (http://www.verygoodvegan.com/) Check out this site for all sorts of awesome vegan goodies, also they pack and ship all of their orders very carefully. Great site, nice folks!



Yesterday I gave a brief presentation at Mystic Yoga Shala in Mystic, CT - we are working on uploading some video from that which you may enjoy.



Additional Ayurvedic Skin care info will be posted this week, so stay tuned and as always email us at info@annaveda.com with any questions. Also additional recipes will be posted on the site this week - but you may email us if you have any particular recipe you like.